Information for the Parents of our Learners
As a parent/guardian you will influence any potential apprentice.
The information in this section will help you to understand more about
work based qualifications, how they work and how they will benefit your
child.
What is an Apprenticeship?
An Apprenticeship is a form of vocational training enabling people to
earn while they learn the skills necessary to succeed in their chosen
career. Apprenticeships combine on and off the job training – on the
job, an apprentice will work with a mentor, learning skills on site and
working towards a work based qualification such as an National
Vocational Qualification (NVQ). Off the job, apprentices spend time
with a learning provider, working towards a technical qualification
such as a BTEC. Both qualifications are usually at Level 2 or 3.
Apprentices gain key transferable skills such as working in teams,
problem-solving, communication and using new technology as well as
studying (in most cases) for a technical certificate, which provides
further knowledge and understanding of the relevant job.
How long does it take?
There is no set time to complete an Apprenticeship as they vary widely
in content so the length of time taken will depend on the ability of
the apprentice and the employer's requirements.
An Apprenticeship will usually take anything from 12 to 36 months
Is this the right choice for my child?
There are a range of options now available for young people
including A levels, diplomas and Apprenticeships. People who prefer to
learn in a more traditional, academic way will continue to take A
levels; those who enjoy the academic, classroom based learning but also
want to get some experience of learning in the real world, will take up
the new diplomas and gain valuable work experience. But if your family
member has a clear idea of what he or she wants to do, prefers to learn
through experience and wants to make things happen, then they will
probably benefit most from doing an Apprenticeship.
What support will my child get?
Each apprentice is allocated an assessor who will offer guidance and
support and will provide frequent workplace assessment visits and set
targets and action plans to help progression and achievement. Our job
is to ensure that your child’s training fits their personal
requirements, offers the skills needed for the job and satisfies
national standards. We will also be there to help apprentices through
any difficult times.
Ollie is our On-line learning and Interactive Environment, which is designed to support teaching and learning.
Ollie is user friendly, easy to use and provides
TFT with access to on-line learning resources for both Framework progression and continued career development. The heart of
Ollie is our personalised e-learning module courses that contain activities and resources to aide and empower learning.
Benefits of
Ollie:
• Access at any time, from anywhere
• Resources are always available
• Improved quality of the student learning experience through the integration of ICT
• A one-stop-shop for all course-related documents, communication and activities
• Provides information on personal performance and grades and achievements can be viewed
• Provides a flexible way of learning
How do NVQs relate to other qualifications?
• Level 1 is equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grades D - G
• Level 2 is equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grades A - C
• Level 3 is equivalent to 2 A levels / 1 vocational A level
• Level 4/5 is equivalent to HNC, HND and degree level
What programmes do Training For Travel offer?
At
TFT we offer the following programmes:
• Travel and Tourism
• Customer Service
• Business and Administration
• Contact Centre
• Sales
• Team leading
• Management
• ITQ
• Key Skills
• Core Skills
• Assessor Award
• Internal Verification Award
• Learning and Development
Equal Opportunities
Training For Travel
is committed to treating people equally, making sure that everybody has
an equal opportunity to take advantage of whatever advice and support
we provide during your training with us. We provide appropriate,
sensitive and accessible services to all our trainees.
We are here to support you and eradicate prejudice, harassment and any unfair actions, which may affect you. Training For Travel
will not discriminate on the grounds of age, ethnic origin, gender,
colour or any other unjustifiable grounds. For more information on our
Equal Opportunities code of conduct, click on our ABOUT page.
Following on from the Anti-bullying week from 16-20th November 2009, Training For Travel is supporting the Bullyproof campaign from the BBC's Radio 1 team. Cyberbullying is a relatively new form of bullying and is defined as
"the use of information
communications technology (ICT), particularly mobile phones
and the internet, to deliberately upset someone
else."
Research has found that more than a third of
12–15-year-olds have faced some form of cyberbullying. Unfortunately, some people just don’t take
cyberbullying as seriously as other forms of bullying - maybe
because it is indirect and often perceived as anonymous. However, that
doesn’t stop it from causing harm!
Please click on the links below to see the videos from Radio 1's Bullyproof website.